ACTION ALERT

SB 921 - The Healthcare for all Californians Act
Status: Assembly Health Committee (passed by the Senate on June 4, 2003).

This legislation, authored by Senator Sheila Kuehl, would provide health insurance coverage to ALL Californians through a single insurance plan offered by the State of California. It would control the growth of health care spending through a simplified administrative structure, consolidated financing and purchasing, and statewide health planning. SB 921 would revolutionize the provision of health care in California by shifting current private and public financing to a single system of public financing, similar to Medicare.

The advocacy community is actively strategizing about the actions that need to be taken in order to make universal health coverage a reality in California. Don't miss out on this historic opportunity to let your representatives know where you stand on this issue. SB 921 currently awaits a hearing in the Assembly Health Committee. If you are in support of universal healthcare and this bill, you can:

1.	(1) Obtain endorsements for the bill from organizations in the community;
2.	(2) Meet with your state legislators, especially those who are members of the Assembly Health Committee;
3.	(3) Ask your Assemblymember to become a co-author of the bill. If you do not know your Assemblymember, please go to www.leginfo.ca.gov. If your Assemblymember is on the Assembly Health Committee and you are interested in meeting with him or her about SB 921, you can contact Dan Hodges at dmhodges@pacbell.net.

To keep abreast of the status of (and activities occurring around) the bill, add your name to Senator Kuehl's Action Alert database by emailing emily.gold@sen.ca.gov. If you are interested in being trained to speak to community and church groups about SB 921, you can contact Senator Kuehl' s district office in Los Angeles for details at 310-441-9084. For details in Northern California, contact Dan Hodges at 510-985-6334.

STAND UP, SPEAK UP and ACT UP!